From 8153dc283cc302abca0c1f4cad77caea57b26c7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: malmert <marcus.almert@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 21:42:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] improve flow indication in table

---
 frontend/src/components/PacketViewer.tsx | 172 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 154 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PacketViewer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PacketViewer.tsx
index 6e43421..593353b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PacketViewer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PacketViewer.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ type PacketTableRow = PacketRow & {
   key: string;
   __kind: 'packet' | 'flow';
   flow_packet_count?: number;
+  flow_packet_index?: number;
+  flow_has_siblings?: boolean;
   children?: PacketTableRow[];
 };
 
@@ -1103,11 +1105,14 @@ export default function PacketViewer(): ReactElement {
       }
 
       const latestPacket = [...flowPackets].sort(sortPacketsByTimestampDesc)[0];
-      const children = sortedPackets.map((packet) => ({
+      const children = sortedPackets.map((packet, index) => ({
         ...packet,
         flow_id: flowId,
         key: packetKey(packet),
         __kind: 'packet' as const,
+        flow_packet_count: sortedPackets.length,
+        flow_packet_index: index + 1,
+        flow_has_siblings: sortedPackets.length > 1,
       }));
       flowRows.push({
         ...latestPacket,
@@ -1127,21 +1132,45 @@ export default function PacketViewer(): ReactElement {
       {
         title: 'Group',
         key: 'group',
-        width: 130,
+        width: 180,
         render: (_: any, rec: PacketTableRow) =>
           rec.__kind === 'flow' ? (
-            <Space direction="vertical" size={0}>
-              <Tag color="blue" style={{ width: 'fit-content', marginInlineEnd: 0 }}>
-                Flow
-              </Tag>
-              <Text type="secondary" style={{ fontSize: 12 }}>
-                {rec.flow_packet_count ?? 0} packets
+            <div className="packet-group-cell packet-group-cell-flow">
+              <div className="packet-group-title">
+                <Tag color="blue" style={{ marginInlineEnd: 0 }}>
+                  Flow
+                </Tag>
+                <span className="packet-group-count">{rec.flow_packet_count ?? 0} packets</span>
+              </div>
+              <Text type="secondary" className="packet-group-subtitle">
+                {rec.flow_id ?? 'Grouped flow'}
               </Text>
-            </Space>
+            </div>
           ) : (
-            <Text type="secondary" style={{ paddingLeft: 18 }}>
-              Packet
-            </Text>
+            <div className={`packet-group-cell ${rec.flow_has_siblings ? 'packet-group-cell-child' : 'packet-group-cell-single'}`}>
+              {rec.flow_has_siblings ? (
+                <>
+                  <div className="packet-child-rail" aria-hidden="true" />
+                  <div className="packet-child-content">
+                    <Tag color="default" style={{ marginInlineEnd: 0 }}>
+                      Packet {rec.flow_packet_index ?? 1}/{rec.flow_packet_count ?? 1}
+                    </Tag>
+                    <Text type="secondary" className="packet-group-subtitle">
+                      In expanded flow
+                    </Text>
+                  </div>
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <>
+                  <Tag color="default" style={{ marginInlineEnd: 0 }}>
+                    Single Packet
+                  </Tag>
+                  <Text type="secondary" className="packet-group-subtitle">
+                    Not grouped into a flow
+                  </Text>
+                </>
+              )}
+            </div>
           ),
       },
       {
@@ -1332,16 +1361,21 @@ export default function PacketViewer(): ReactElement {
         {`
           .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-flow-row > td {
             background: #eef6ff;
-            border-top: 1px solid #cfe2ff;
-            border-bottom: 1px solid #cfe2ff;
+            border-top: 1px solid #c8dbff;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid #c8dbff;
+            box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(165, 194, 255, 0.24);
           }
 
           .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-child-row > td {
-            background: #fafcff;
+            background: #fbfdff;
           }
 
-          .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-child-row > td:first-child {
-            border-left: 3px solid #d6e4ff;
+          .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-standalone-row > td {
+            background: #ffffff;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-child-row > td {
+            border-top-color: #edf2fb;
           }
 
           .packet-viewer .ant-table-row-expand-icon {
@@ -1355,6 +1389,102 @@ export default function PacketViewer(): ReactElement {
             font-weight: 600;
           }
 
+          .packet-viewer .packet-group-cell {
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            gap: 4px;
+            min-height: 40px;
+            justify-content: center;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-group-cell-flow {
+            gap: 6px;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-group-title {
+            display: inline-flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 8px;
+            flex-wrap: wrap;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-group-count {
+            font-size: 12px;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            color: #1d4f91;
+            background: rgba(214, 232, 255, 0.85);
+            border: 1px solid rgba(148, 186, 242, 0.65);
+            border-radius: 999px;
+            padding: 1px 8px;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-group-subtitle {
+            font-size: 12px;
+            line-height: 1.3;
+            word-break: break-word;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-group-cell-child {
+            position: relative;
+            flex-direction: row;
+            align-items: stretch;
+            gap: 10px;
+            padding-left: 2px;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-child-rail {
+            width: 16px;
+            flex: 0 0 16px;
+            position: relative;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-child-rail::before {
+            content: '';
+            position: absolute;
+            left: 7px;
+            top: -12px;
+            bottom: -12px;
+            width: 2px;
+            background: linear-gradient(180deg, #c7d9fb 0%, #dbe8ff 100%);
+            border-radius: 999px;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-child-rail::after {
+            content: '';
+            position: absolute;
+            left: 7px;
+            top: 50%;
+            width: 12px;
+            height: 2px;
+            transform: translateY(-50%);
+            background: #c7d9fb;
+            border-radius: 999px;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-child-content {
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            gap: 4px;
+            min-width: 0;
+            justify-content: center;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .packet-group-cell-single {
+            gap: 6px;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-flow-row:hover > td {
+            background: #e7f1ff;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-child-row:hover > td {
+            background: #f4f8ff;
+          }
+
+          .packet-viewer .ant-table-tbody > tr.packet-standalone-row:hover > td {
+            background: #fafcff;
+          }
+
           .packet-viewer .packet-mode-toggle.ant-segmented {
             background: ${token.colorFillTertiary};
           }
@@ -1464,7 +1594,13 @@ export default function PacketViewer(): ReactElement {
                   <span style={{ display: 'inline-block', width: 24 }} />
                 ),
             }}
-            rowClassName={(record: PacketTableRow) => (record.__kind === 'flow' ? 'packet-flow-row' : 'packet-child-row')}
+            rowClassName={(record: PacketTableRow) =>
+              record.__kind === 'flow'
+                ? 'packet-flow-row'
+                : record.flow_has_siblings
+                  ? 'packet-child-row'
+                  : 'packet-standalone-row'
+            }
           />
         )}
       </Card>